2012 Dutchmen Infinity Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2012 Dutchmen Infinity, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
A NEW RV TRAILER WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE A PLACARD THAT STATES 7,000# GAWR WHILE IT IDENTIFIES THE TIRE SIZE AS A ST235/80R16(E) WITH THE INFLATION TO BE 80 PSI. THIS TIRE IS RATED FOR A MAXIMUM LOAD OF 3,420# AT 80 PSI.....UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DUTCHMEN APPEARS TO VIOLATE 49 CFR PART 571.120 WHICH IN S5.1.2 STATES "...THE SUM OF THE MAXIMUM LOAD RATINGS OF THE TIRES FITTED TO AN AXLE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) OF THE AXLE SYSTEM AS SPECIFIED ON THE VEHICLES CERTIFICATION LABEL REQUIRED BY 49 CFR PART 567.." IN FEDERAL REGISTER: DECEMBER 4, 2007 (VOLUME 72, NUMBER 232)] [RULES AND REGULATIONS] [PAGE 68441-68466], DOT IDENTIFIED THAT THE CARGO CAPACITY WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BUYING DECISION. REPLACING THE LABEL WITH A LOWER GAWR WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS BUT IN THE CASE OF CURRENT OWNERS IT WOULD MEAN THEY PURCHASED THE TRAILER WITH CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS OF LOAD CAPACITY BASED ON THE STATED 7,000# GAWR FOR EACH AXLE, BUT NOW WOULD DISCOVER THE TRAILER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY THEIR NORMAL LOAD. I THEREFORE REQUEST THAT IN ADDITION TO REPLACEMENT OF A PROPER PLACARD THERE BE SOME PHYSICAL REMEDY PROVIDED TO MAKE THE CURRENT OWNERS WHOLE. I CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SUBJECT PLACARD. *TR UPDATED 05/10/12
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
A NEW RV TRAILER WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE A PLACARD THAT STATES 7,000# GAWR WHILE IT IDENTIFIES THE TIRE SIZE AS A ST235/80R16(E) WITH THE INFLATION TO BE 80 PSI. THIS TIRE IS RATED FOR A MAXIMUM LOAD OF 3,420# AT 80 PSI.....UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DUTCHMEN APPEARS TO VIOLATE 49 CFR PART 571.120 WHICH IN S5.1.2 STATES "...THE SUM OF THE MAXIMUM LOAD RATINGS OF THE TIRES FITTED TO AN AXLE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) OF THE AXLE SYSTEM AS SPECIFIED ON THE VEHICLES CERTIFICATION LABEL REQUIRED BY 49 CFR PART 567.." IN FEDERAL REGISTER: DECEMBER 4, 2007 (VOLUME 72, NUMBER 232)] [RULES AND REGULATIONS] [PAGE 68441-68466], DOT IDENTIFIED THAT THE CARGO CAPACITY WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BUYING DECISION. REPLACING THE LABEL WITH A LOWER GAWR WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS BUT IN THE CASE OF CURRENT OWNERS IT WOULD MEAN THEY PURCHASED THE TRAILER WITH CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS OF LOAD CAPACITY BASED ON THE STATED 7,000# GAWR FOR EACH AXLE, BUT NOW WOULD DISCOVER THE TRAILER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY THEIR NORMAL LOAD. I THEREFORE REQUEST THAT IN ADDITION TO REPLACEMENT OF A PROPER PLACARD THERE BE SOME PHYSICAL REMEDY PROVIDED TO MAKE THE CURRENT OWNERS WHOLE. I CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SUBJECT PLACARD. *TR UPDATED 05/10/12
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
A NEW RV TRAILER WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE A PLACARD THAT STATES 7,000# GAWR WHILE IT IDENTIFIES THE TIRE SIZE AS A ST235/80R16(E) WITH THE INFLATION TO BE 80 PSI. THIS TIRE IS RATED FOR A MAXIMUM LOAD OF 3,420# AT 80 PSI.....UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DUTCHMEN APPEARS TO VIOLATE 49 CFR PART 571.120 WHICH IN S5.1.2 STATES "...THE SUM OF THE MAXIMUM LOAD RATINGS OF THE TIRES FITTED TO AN AXLE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) OF THE AXLE SYSTEM AS SPECIFIED ON THE VEHICLES CERTIFICATION LABEL REQUIRED BY 49 CFR PART 567.." IN FEDERAL REGISTER: DECEMBER 4, 2007 (VOLUME 72, NUMBER 232)] [RULES AND REGULATIONS] [PAGE 68441-68466], DOT IDENTIFIED THAT THE CARGO CAPACITY WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BUYING DECISION. REPLACING THE LABEL WITH A LOWER GAWR WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS BUT IN THE CASE OF CURRENT OWNERS IT WOULD MEAN THEY PURCHASED THE TRAILER WITH CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS OF LOAD CAPACITY BASED ON THE STATED 7,000# GAWR FOR EACH AXLE, BUT NOW WOULD DISCOVER THE TRAILER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY THEIR NORMAL LOAD. I THEREFORE REQUEST THAT IN ADDITION TO REPLACEMENT OF A PROPER PLACARD THERE BE SOME PHYSICAL REMEDY PROVIDED TO MAKE THE CURRENT OWNERS WHOLE. I CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SUBJECT PLACARD. *TR UPDATED 05/10/12
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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